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Economic considerations of the introduction of nuclear power in Thailand

AuthorSupachai Udomsomporn
Call NumberAIT RSPR no. ET-86-5
Subject(s)Atomic power--Thailand--Economic aspects

NoteA research study (7 credits) submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractExploitation of energy sources for generating electricity should be studies and performed carefully. In this paper, a tec hni c to reduce the initial cost of electricity generation and the suitable si z e of nuclear power plant are studies. The revenue requirement is applied in the study by taking into account of some economic assumtions. The result obtained will be a trend for planning the nuclear energy for electricity generating for Thailand in the future. From the study, By determining the cost of power plant at 1 200 MW. It can be found that, the costs of nuclear power plant i s cheaper about 30 % than the coal-fired plant. The plant should be separated into small size, for instance , 4x300 MW, to get more reliability.
Year1986
TypeResearch Study Project Report (RSPR)
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development
DepartmentDepartment of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC))
Academic Program/FoSEnergy Technology (ET)
Chairperson(s)Sauter-Servaes, Florian ;
Examination Committee(s)Lucas, N.J.D. ;Prida Wibulswas ;
Scholarship Donor(s)The Government of Australia ;
DegreeResearch Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986


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